Menu Item | Description |
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Hardware Prefetcher | Enables or disables the hardware prefetcher. By default, the Hardware |
| Prefetcher option is set to Enabled. |
DCU Streamer Prefetcher | Allows you to enable or disable the Data Cache Unit (DCU) streamer |
| prefetcher. By default, the DCU Streamer Prefetcher option is set to |
| Enabled. |
DCU IP Prefetcher | Enables or disables the Data Cache Unit (DCU) IP prefetcher. By default, |
| the DCU IP Prefetcher option is set to Enabled. |
Execute Disable | Enables or disables the execute disable memory protection technology. |
| By default, the Execute Disable option is set to Enabled. |
Logical Processor Idling | Enables or disables the operating system capability to put logical |
| processors in the idling state in order to reduce power consumption. By |
| default, the option is set to Disabled. |
Configurable TDP | Allows reconfiguration of Thermal Design Power (TDP) to lower levels. |
| TDP refers to the maximum amount of power the cooling system is |
| required to dissipate. |
X2Apic Mode | Enables or disables the X2Apic mode. |
Dell Controlled Turbo | NOTE: Depending on the number of installed CPUs, there may be |
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| up to four processor listings. |
| Controls the turbo engagement. Enable this option only when System |
| Profile is set to Performance. |
Number of Cores per | Controls the number of enabled cores in each processor. By default, the |
Processor | Number of Cores per Processor option is set to All. |
Processor | Specifies if the processor(s) support |
Processor Core Speed | Displays the maximum core frequency of the processor. |
Processor 1 | NOTE: Depending on the number of installed CPUs, there may be |
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| up to four processor listings. The following settings are displayed for |
| each processor installed in the system. |
Displays the family, model and stepping of the processor as defined by | |
| Intel. |
Brand | Displays the brand name reported by the processor. |
Level 2 Cache | Displays the total L2 cache. |
Level 3 Cache | Displays the total L3 cache. |
Number of Cores | Displays the number of cores per processor. |
SATA Settings screen
You can use the SATA Settings screen to view the SATA settings of SATA devices and enable RAID on your system.
You can view the SATA Settings screen by clicking System Setup Main Menu → System BIOS → SATA Settings.
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